WORLD (MT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

5:00 pm

Saving The Bay"Marvel of Nature (Prehistory-1848)"
Robert Redford narrates this four-part miniseries that examines the largest estuary on the Pacific Coast of both North and South America, and the most invaded aquatic ecosystem in North America - California's San Francisco Bay. Photo-realistic animation illustrates the formation of the Bay following the last Ice Age. The episode introduces the first inhabitants of the shores, and continues through European exploration and settlement - Spanish, Russian and American. Part 1 of 4G

6:00 pm

Saving The Bay"Harbor of Harbors (1849-1906)"
San Francisco explodes into maturity as a major metropolis following the California Gold Rush. Establishing the infrastructure to support the instant city means radical change for San Francisco Bay. By 1900, the Bay is the center of a broad economic empire on the Pacific. Part 2 of 4G

7:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Wooden Boats, Wondrous Lakes"
We follow the wake of classic boats, with their graceful lines, across Idaho's big lakes, and we meet the people who have made the restoration of wooden boats their passion. The hour-long program visits wooden boat shows in McCall, Coeur d'Alene and Sandpoint, and explores the character of these wooden works of art.G

Alana Nichols: My Competitive Spirit Kicked In"Medal Quest"
Alana Nichols of the women's wheelchair basketball team admits she likes going, "really fast." I love feeling my heart beat," she says. Her competitive spirit took over when she started playing wheelchair athletics and now she's the first woman to win gold in both the Summer and Winter Paralympics. D

Saving The Bay"Harbor of Harbors (1849-1906)"
San Francisco explodes into maturity as a major metropolis following the California Gold Rush. Establishing the infrastructure to support the instant city means radical change for San Francisco Bay. By 1900, the Bay is the center of a broad economic empire on the Pacific. Part 2 of 4G